It used to be the man brought home the bacon, and the woman stayed home to raise the children and work part-time to supplement the family’s coffers, but women are quickly becoming the main breadwinners in homes across the country. Last year, Roy Morgan Research showed more than half (52%) of women say they’re the… Read more »
Every business owner out there knows how tough business is at times. As someone who’s now built three successful businesses from scratch, I can tell you to forget about shortcuts, throw luck out the window and instead, get your nose to the grindstone. Business is hard work… every single day. It’s even harder when you’re… Read more »
We spend a lot of time talking about side hustles in the modern economy. But for many would-be entrepreneurs, there isn’t enough discussion about how to turn one into a fully fledged, operational business. Recent figures released by LinkedIn show the number of people who are freelancing while holding down a full-time job has doubled… Read more »
As any business owner will tell you, travelling for work is very different to travelling for a holiday. Relax Travel and Cruise owner Kathy Labbozzetta tells KBB in 2018 all-girl luxury travel adventures are topping the list of Australia’s businesswomen. Labbozzetta says more businesswomen are understanding the importance of setting aside me-time in their busy… Read more »
When working together towards shared goals, skilled teams can move mountains. Every person in the workforce is a valuable resource, especially for small businesses where budgets are smaller and resources are often limited. Understanding how to get the best out of every employee is the task of human resources worldwide. What is Human Resource (HR)… Read more »
In this episode of Kochie’s Business Builders, we talk saving on sending with Aus Post and Milestone Press, shine our spotlight on Mick Dempsey from Ezidebit, and learn from Aussie business legend Dan Ross, managing director of Optimizely Catch all the action on Sunday at 1pm on 7.
Emma Norris has turned her childhood passion for writing into a full-time career as a copywriter and journalist. She recently left the magazine world behind to start her own venture, A Girl in Progress, a blog that celebrates the ordinary woman. “I started writing pretty much as soon as I could read,” Norris tells Kochie’s… Read more »
Coming from a family of tradies, it would seem as though it was a done deal that Michelle Hargreaves would go into the family biz. But it was only recently that Hargreaves turned her back on the corporate world to set up her own business Lady Tradie. “I’ve always been handy with a set of… Read more »
Business mentor Devarati Angela Sammon shares why logic, creativity and mindfulness are all vital in business. What is the most important quality for an entrepreneur to possess? Is it logic and reason? Creativity and intuition? Or, perhaps, the most successful entrepreneurs are those with vision and clarity of thought? Devarati Angela Sammon is a business… Read more »
In 2017 JustMums Recruitment won an amazing program of small business support from Kochie’s Business Builders experts including $20,000 worth of targeted time management and business coaching from Time Stylers. Kate Christie, Founder and CEO of Time Stylers, gave KBB an update on Rachel Perkins and Erin Kefalas, the Directors of JustMums Recruitment’s, progress to… Read more »
Business mentor Smriti Goswami tackles the issue of lack of female entrepreneurs in male-dominated industries Smriti Goswami has never let “being a girl” hold her back from chasing her dreams. From a Navy Diving Course, to a commercial pilots’ licence and adventure-sport excellence, Smriti has excelled in many traditionally male-dominated arenas. Now Smriti, a life… Read more »
Communication coach Sylvia Puentes is encouraging women in business to find their voice this International Women’s Day and become a leader of change. Around the world, the rise of women is undeniable. From the Women’s March and the #MeToo movement, to the flurry of women being elected to lead their country (such as in Iceland,… Read more »
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